October 25, 2006
Cato signing show of desperation
October 25, 2006 | 10:12pmBy MARC BERMANSuddenly, the 15th roster spot on the club isn’t just filler. The Knicks will go into their season opener Wednesday in Memphis already filling their inactive list with...
THE BUZZ: Toronto
October 25, 2006 | 1:30pmOne of the greatest things about Canada's #1 metropolis that many people do not realize: There are loads of trees. And right now, they're in full-blaze mode, as foliage reaches...
REFCO REPLAY ; BENNETT'S CFO CHARGED WITH FRAUD, CONSPIRACY
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amFederal prosecutors yesterday charged Robert Trosten - the onetime financial wunderkind at Refco - with being a key player in the long-running fraud that wrecked the commodities giant. Trosten, 37,...
RETAILER EYES HOT TRENDS ON HIP HOLIDAY TOY TRAIL
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amToys that imitate grownup gadgets, bilingual games and old-fashioned playthings that create a sense of nostalgia are expected to be big trends this holiday season, according to a forecast that...
CABLE LEADERS NIX NIELSEN COMMERCIAL RATINGS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThe leading cable networks are refusing to participate in Nielsen's new plan to track how many people watch commercials until they are confident that the ratings agency has worked out...
OVERSIGHT LAW FEEDS BEAN-COUNTER BOOM
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThe mighty Google wouldn't exist today had the Sarbanes-Oxley Act been in force at its launch, experts say. Google's startup cash would have been sucked dry overnight in red-tape audit...
ALL WORK, NO PLAY: MAGAZINE SHMOOZEFEST ENDS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amPHOENIX - A very serious American Magazine Conference took down the tent in Phoenix yesterday, and for the first time ever, the once clubby industry suspended all of its extracurricular...
CHEF BOULEY HAS DEJA VU
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amTHEY say what goes around, comes around, and chef David Bouley is now circling back to the Mohawk Atelier at 161 Duane St., a landmarked building in TriBeCa that he...
TRIBUNE ACTS LIKE TAKEOVER IN WORKS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amAs leveraged buyout powers circle wounded Tribune Co., the media giant said it had changed its retirement and bonus plans to give certain employees payments if the company undergoes a...
HARLEM ON MY MIND - AREA UPSWING IS STILL IN MOTION
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amTHE revival of Harlem continues in fits and starts as new apartments, retailers, and even a new office building reach the horizon. On the western edge, Columbia University is working...
BUYING POWER - COMMERCIAL CONDOS CAN OFFER A RENTAL ALTERNATIVE
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amAS office rents ratchet upwards, more companies, international missions and not-for-profits are making the leap to owning their own office space. To do so, they are turning to around two...
SUPREME OFFICE - THE CITYWIDE BOOM IN OFFICE SALES CONTINUES
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amTHE office sales steamroller is continuing to crush all previous records. While sales two years ago were based on a wing and a prayer that future rents would rise, the...
ROOM SERVICE - HOTEL VALUES ON THE RISE
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amA CONFLUENCE of tourists, business travelers, investors and worldwide capital sources along with raging construction costs is pumping up interest in city hotels. It wasn't so long ago that hotels...
DANGER - MEN AT WORK - ONGOING CONSTRUCTION IN MANHATTAN IS LEADING TO SHORTAGES OF QUALITY CREW
October 25, 2006 | 4:00am"There is no question that the more experienced and capable the workers are, the more safety conscious they are." - JEFFREY E. LEVINE, LEVINE BUILDERS THE vast number of colossal...
MUSEUM PEACE - WTC ARTIFACTS AWAIT FINAL RESTING PLACE
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amA VAST, former airplane hangar has become a solemn haven and temporary mausoleum for bits and pieces of the former World Trade Center. In a private visit to this secret...
UP ON THE ROOF - GREAT VIEWS AND OASIS ATMOSPHERES MEAN ROOFTOP BARS ARE ON THE RISE
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amDESPITE the chillier weather, rooftop bars are still popular spots for chillin' - even if propane heaters are needed. Nightlifers simply enjoy being outside in the city with the neighboring...
MIDWESTERN SPRAWL - RETAIL IN THE STREETS SOUTH OF TIME WARNER IS RIPE FOR REVIVAL
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amIN the Upper West Side blocks just north of reborn Columbus Circle, the retail scene is as hot as the residential market, epitomized by the recent signing of a giant...
BOOM OR BUST? - DESPITE TALK OF A BUBBLE, MOST MARKETS STAY STRONG
October 25, 2006 | 4:00am"The cost of construction is at least 40 percent more than a year ago" - RON COHEN, CUSHFIELD & WAKEMAN THE intertwining gears of the city's real estate market are...
FEELING THE BENEFITS - TENANTS WILL FACE COSTLY INCREASES IF THE DOWNTOWN INCENTIVES ARE PHASED OUT
October 25, 2006 | 4:00am"We count 92 firms that have relocated [into Downtown] since the beginning of 2005 for 1.9 million square feet of space. It's clear these incentives are helping to make those...
GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE?
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amSPIRITS appear to be haunting the secret hangar where pieces of the World Trade Center buildings are being stored. Workers maintaining and restoring the emotion-charged artifacts are seeing and hearing...
GRAVE ISSUES
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amFAMILIES of missing World Trade Center victims are outraged that several compressed and fused composite masses of the buildings - earlier referred to as "meteorites" - may be displayed as...
TAXING PROBLEM - WHO WILL BE LIABLE FOR THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE TAX?
October 25, 2006 | 4:00am* Only for-profit organizations that pay more than $250k in annual rent are subject to the tax. Non-profits do not pay the CRT. * Under the 2005 Incentive Plan, businesses...
NEWS IN BRIEF
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amWOMEN WRESTLE THE DEAL Three women-owned businesses have teamed up on the deal, design and build-out of World Wrestling Entertainment's new 6,500 foot headquarters at 780 Third Avenue. Jodi Pulice,...
HOT ON THE HIP TOY TRAIL
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amR Toys that imitate grownup gadgets, bilingual games and old-fashioned playthings that create a sense of nostalgia are expected to be big trends this holiday season, according to a forecast...
'LEGENDS!' AND THE FALL - 'DYNASTY' DUO IN PERIL
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amFOR the would-be Broadway comedy "Legends!" history - in the form of bad reviews and backstage troubles - is repeating itself. James Kirkwood's flimsy star vehicle was slaughtered by the...
'RUNWAY' NINA EXPECTS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00am'PROJECT Runway" judge Nina Garcia will have a new spring look - the baby bump. The Elle magazine fashion director is expecting her first child in March, says People magazine....
A LITTLE PART OF PARIS COMES TO DOWNTOWN
October 25, 2006 | 4:00am* Café Cluny284 W. 12th St., at West Fourth Street (212) 255-6900 Starters: $8 to $13; entrees: $22 to $28 Downtown's latest boite opened Monday with Lynn Wagenknecht - who...
LAST SUPPERS - FIGHTING TO SAVE RELIC RESTAURANTS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00am'SAVE the joint!" is New York diners' new war cry. A few months ago, a noisy petition-and-media campaign helped rescue popular West Fourth Street eatery The Place from eviction, and...
'BACHELOR' REALITY TV 'PSYCHO'
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amA REJECTED contestant from "The Bachelor: Rome" is taking aim at a fellow contender, labeling her a "psycho" who is obsessed with reality TV shows. The accuser is Jami Matzke,...
DOC IS DEAD-ON
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amMICHELINE and some friends and relatives are planning a small gathering. "We'll treat it like Christmas and New Year's," one says. "We'll play cards." But matters will turn deadly serious...
A STONE'S THROW AWAY
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amFEELING lucky, punk? Tickets for the Rolling Stones' much-hyped, ultra-exclusive two-night engagement at the Beacon Theatre - set for Oct. 29 and 31 - go on sale today at 10...
SCARED STRAIGHT - STARS THAT WILL TERRIFY ANYONE THIS HALLOWEEN; TIMELY TERRORS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amWITCHES, goblins and ghouls are so old school. This year's scariest beasts come straight from the headlines - nothing beats drunken anti-Semites, babydroppers and cross-dressing community service workers for sheer...
FANGTASTIC BITES - RAISE A STINK WITH N.Y.'S BEST GARLIC EATS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amGARLIC: The bane of vampires, the undead and the Condé Nast cafeteria (however redundant that may be). There's even a king, Alfonso XI of Castile, whose hated of the odiferous...
THE GANG'S ALL HAIR - WHY NEW TV SHOWS TRESSED TO KILL
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amCould there be a topic more compelling to anyone who has hair and, more importantly, to anyone without it? YOU can grow it, show it and blow it. You can...
ELISABETH'S 'SVU' HASSLE - 'VIEW' HOST FEUDS WITH COP SHOW
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amYAPPY "View" co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck is up in arms over an episode of "Law & Order: SVU" where a character named Elizabeth Hassenback is raped and murdered. She says she...
RACHAEL RAY RULES
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amRACHAEL Ray is establishing herself as the leader of the pack of new daytime talk shows. Her show - airing weekdays at 10 a.m. on WABC/Ch. 7 - averaged about...
VEEP: HILL COULD BE NEXT PREZ
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney said yesterday Hillary Rodham Clinton could capture the White House in 2008. "I think Hillary Clinton is a very formidable candidate," Cheney said. "I...
COMPTROLLER'S DRIVER IS MAN OF MYSTERY
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThe state worker at the heart of the Alan Hevesi scandal is a mystery man who never talked politics or let on what he did, according to neighbors. Nicholas Acquafredda,...
POOL MAN'S COP 'HIT MAN'
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThe owner of a Long Island pool-cleaning business is in hot water after trying to deep-six his wife to fend off a daunting divorce settlement, officials said yesterday. Gary Katz,...
POLS TAKE A HEVESI TOLL; ELIOT BACKS OFF SUPPORT AS BRUNO SAYS: RESIGN!
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY - In stunning new blows to scandal-scarred state Comptroller Alan Hevesi, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer yesterday said yesterday he'll "reconsider and re-evaluate" his support for his embattled running mate...
REGENTS ASK FOR SCHOOL $$
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThe state Board of Regents urged Albany yesterday to spend $1.48 billion more on education next year - with more than half the increase for New York City's neediest students....
VICTORY FOR SON OF SAM; BESTS 'THIEF' LAWYER
October 25, 2006 | 4:00am"Son of Sam" killer David Berkowitz is finally getting back his most cherished possessions, more than a year after suing his former attorney for allegedly ripping them off, The Post...
GOSSIP GAL GETS $10M BEATDOWN
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amHarrods owner Mohamed Al-Fayed has won a $10 million judgment against a self-described international interviewer of the "A-List." Al-Fayed won the default judgment against Daphne Barak after Manhattan Supreme Court...
TOT-SHAKE PARENTS FLED HOSP
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThe parents of a 4-month-old Queens baby who was nearly shaken to death callously vanished from Jamaica Hospital on Friday after telling doctors he was injured. Hospital workers were shocked...
FEDS: GIVE GOODFELLA 20 YEARS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThe feds want a Gambino wiseguy suspected of shooting radio host Curtis Sliwa to spend 20 years behind bars - even though jurors cleared him of attempted murder in the...
JUDGE: MY TRIAL TERROR
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThe last time Kayson Pearson saw the judge and prosecutor in his rape and murder case, it was at his sentencing - when he invited them to perform a sex...
W.TO COCKY DEMS: STOP 'MEASURING THE DRAPES'
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - President Bush said yesterday that overconfident Democrats who are already "measuring the drapes" for their move into power on Capitol Hill will have the rug pulled out from...
AIDS-DRUG SCAM BUST
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amSixteen people have been indicted in a massive AIDS drug Medicaid ring - including a pharmacist who sent more than $1 million in cash back home to Pakistan - state...
BRONX TALE OF RAPE NIGHTMARE
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amA 22-year-old woman gave a chilling account yesterday of how a gun-toting thug snatched her away from her boyfriend on a Bronx street in 2004, then raped her - all...
BUS STOPPED; MTA'S 14TH ST. ROUTE SLOWEST OF THE SLOW
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amRiders of the M14A bus say when they're in a hurry, it's faster to get off and walk. Rated the slowest in the city by a transit watchdog group yesterday,...
TV CHEF HAS THAT STAR QUALITY; DEL POSTO A TOP MICHELIN MAN
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amTV chef Mario Batali has an another ratings hit - scoring two coveted Michelin stars for his restaurant in the Meatpacking District. His sprawling eatery Del Posto was one of...
'TOMKAT' WILL PURR 'I DO'; CRUISE, HOLMES PLAN ITALY NUPTIALS NOV. 18
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amKatie Holmes is finally about to become a wed ding belle. The couple soon to be known as Mr. and Mrs. TomKat confirmed through a rep yesterday that they've set...
BUSTA: NO RHYME TIME; REFUSES 6-MONTH PLEA DEAL
October 25, 2006 | 4:00am"Touch It?" Not with a 10-foot pole. Manhattan prosecutors surprised Busta Rhymes with an offer of six months in jail on his recent misdemeanor assault case yesterday - but the...
EDITOR'S NEW 'SOURCE' OF WOE ; MAG'S BANKRUPTCY CLOUDS BIAS-$UIT WIN
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amShe won millions of dollars after being fired from the company with the biggest name in hip-hop publishing. Now comes the hard part: trying to collect. But The Source's former...
'WAIST'FUL KIDS GET THEIR FILL
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amHalloween goblins seem to have spooked nationwide worries about childhood obesity into the graveyard. Even with the number of tiny tub-o-lards on the rise, Halloween candy sales are expected to...
FARE-LY PAINFUL HIKES
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amOfficials today will vote on a plan to raise the average taxi fare as much as 10 percent. The increase, which the Taxi and Limousine Commission describes as a are...
SLAY KIN CRY FOR DEATH PENALTY
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThe family of the Bronx building superintendent who was slain as part of a triple murder said yesterday they're sorry the state no longer has capital punishment. "They should give...
H'WEEN FIEND WATCH; COPS TRACK PERVS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amAbout 650 sexual predators on parole in the Big Apple will be placed under surveillance on Halloween to make certain they are at home and away from trick-or-treaters, authorities said...
BUSTED AGAIN IN A FLASH
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amA perverted porn actor who allegedly likes to give unsolicited performances on subway trains was busted yesterday for lewdness, cops said. This makes the second time in less than five...
RUSH TO JUDGMENT ON 'FAKER'
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Michael J. Fox's TV pitch for pro-stem-cell Democrats was blasted yesterday by conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh, who accused the actor of faking his Parkinson's disease symptoms. In...
TV CHEF HAS THAT STAR QUALITY; MARIO NOW A TOP MICHELIN MAN
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amTV chef Mario Batali has an another ratings hit - scoring two coveted Michelin stars for his restaurant in the Meatpacking District. His sprawling eatery Del Posto was one of...
ALARMED ALAN WILL DEBATE IN BID TO REGAIN COMPTROL
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY - Embattled state Comptroller Alan Hevesi is coming out of hiding tonight to debate his Republican opponent. Hevesi, who the state Ethics Commission this week found "knowingly and intentionally"...
QUINN PUTS POL PAY BOOST ON SLOW TRACK
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amCity Council Speaker Christine Quinn won't call for a vote today on the proposed 25 percent pay hike for her and her colleagues, it was announced yesterday. First, a public...
DANGERS OF SPERM 'CELLS'
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amIt could be a case of all talk and no action for guys who chat a lot on their cellphones. Men who speak more than four hours a day on...
COLLEGE CHEER FOR N.Y.; LOWER TUITION HIKES THAN U.S. AVG.
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amCollege students and their parents can take one consolation in rising tuition costs - they're going up at a slower pace at New York public colleges than they are nationally....
DEEP TROUBLE FOR 'SLAY TRY' POOL GUY
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThe owner of a Long Island pool-cleaning business is in hot water after trying to deep-six his wife to fend off a daunting divorce settlement, officials said yesterday. Gary Katz,...
MIKE JOINS GOP AIR WAR IN CONN.
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amIn a move that boosts his regional profile, Mayor Bloomberg has cut his first campaign commercial this year on behalf of embattled Rep. Chris Shays in Connecticut. "Christopher Shays works...
COAST CARDS TAKE CONTROL - THIS GEM A CY FOR SORE EYES
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - What a novel thought, an elite pitcher actually pitched great in this postseason. We received a temporary reprieve from trying to figure out what Kenny Rogers is...
COMEBACK IN MONTANA
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - Montana GOP Sen. Conrad Burns, left for dead by pundits and party power brokers, has clawed his way back into a virtual tie with upstart Democratic challenger Jon...
NEW YORKERS BANKROLLING CANDIDATES COAST TO COAST
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - High-rolling New Yorkers have plowed more than $1 million into the re-election campaigns of nearby Sens. Joe Lieberman and Bob Menendez - part of an out-of-state spending spree,...
CALLING ALL MEN: CELLS A RISK FOR INFERTILITY
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amIt could be a case of all talk and no action for guys who chat a lot on their cellphones. Men who speak more than four hours a day on...
BAGHDAD'S BIG FIX; 1-YR. PLAN FOR IRAQ TO TAKE CONTROL
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amWASHINGTON - The United States and Iraq have agreed to set a timetable for meeting a newly established goal of 12 to 18 months to prepare Iraqi forces to completely...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amTHE BRONX *** Two brothers were arrested for fatally shooting one teenager and wounding another on a High Bridge street last week, authorities said yesterday. Obassie Joseph, 21, and his...
N.J. REV.'S 'DEAD' LETTERS WASH UP
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amMaybe the Rev. Grady Cooper couldn't find money in the budget for a letter opener. That would explain why 300 letters addressed to him - some dating back to the...
BARE FACTS EARN NO BROWN-IE POINTS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amFLASHING a dazzling grin - and a tantalizing chunk of dark nipple - the rapper known as Foxy Brown flirted shamelessly through her Criminal Court sentencing yesterday, turning all into...
KID-BURN LANDLORD IN CLEAR
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amALBANY - A landlord is not responsible for the serious injuries to a 3-year-old who burned himself on an exposed radiator, even though the child's parents had pleaded that it...
MIKE HAILS SHIPSHAPE ECONOMY
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amIndustrial jobs are "very important" to the city's future, Mayor Bloomberg declared yesterday as he and other officials broke ground for a 400,000- square-foot addition to the booming Brooklyn Navy...
EGAN BLASTS MUTINY; LASHES BACK AT CHORUS OF CRITICS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amEdward Cardinal Egan is lashing out at his anonymous priest critics, claiming they are motivated by unjustified anger over his tough treatment of clerics accused of sexually abusing minors. "We...
WEIGHT-LOSS MYTH GOES UP IN SMOKE
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amTeenage girls who use cigarettes to stay thin are just blowing smoke, according a new survey. Researchers found that young girls who start smoking tend to be heavier, "but what...
'STRESS MADE M SLAY MA'; CROCODILE TEARS OF 'STABBER,' 15
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amA 15-year-old boy whose stepmom was "stressing" him went into a maniacal rage, grabbing a kitchen knife and brutally stabbing her to death in Washington Heights, police said yesterday. Topping...
FOXXXY'S BREAST DEFENSE; JIGGLY JOUST WITH JUDGE
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amCleavage, yes. Conspicuous clothing consumption, oh yes. Contrition, no. Ravishing rap rough-houser Foxy Brown - resplendent in what she boasted was five-figures worth of designer clothes - was sentenced to...
BASEBALL KIN BALKS AT CARD
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThe daughter of late Negro Leagues great James "Cool Papa" Bell is steaming mad over baseball cards that claim the famed slugger got his nickname by "falling asleep right before...
TEEN KILLED IN DRIVE-BY
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amA Long Island teen was shot dead by a carload of gun-toting thugs who attacked him as he rode in a Jeep, police said. Thomas Herzberg, 18, was blasted in...
PERVS UNDER THE RADAR
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amDangerous, convicted sex offenders in Nassau County, including child molesters, are being monitored only during business hours - not at night, or on weekends and holidays, a Long Island official...
CLASSROOM EXTRA - MARYLAND - THE OLD LINE STATE
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amOn April 18, 1788, Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the Constitution. MARYLAND ranks as the 9th smallest state, covering 9,775 square miles. New York is nearly five times...
KNIFE THUG CAUGHT ON TAPE
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThese dramatic photos, captured by a Queens apartment building security camera, show a man who'd just stabbed a Chinese food deliveryman Monday. He's seen in profile, clutching the knife, running...
COLLEGE CHEER FOR N.Y. STUDENTS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amCollege students and their parents can take one consolation in rising tuition costs - they're going up at a slower pace at New York public colleges than they are nationally....
BLOOMY JOINS CONN. GOP AIR WAR TO PRAISE SHAYS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amIn a move that boosts his regional profile, Mayor Bloomberg has cut his first campaign commercial this year on behalf of embattled Rep. Chris Shays in Connecticut. "Christopher Shays works...
QUINN STALLS POLS' BOO$T
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amCity Council Speaker Christine Quinn won't call for a vote today on the proposed 25 percent pay hike for her and her colleagues, it was announced yesterday. First, a public...
OK TO BE BLUE ; FEELIN' GOOD IS BAD FOR SURGING GIANTS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amIt is not that coach Tom Coughlin prefers his players in a perpetual sour mood, but he does want them thinking about their failures, in a sense. Given what's transpired...
OSI NOT FEELIN' SO HIP
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amGIANT NOTES Already diminished with the loss of strong side linebacker LaVar Arrington to a season-ending torn left Achilles tendon, the Giants may be without other key defensive players when...
BIG NIGHT IN BIG D
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amQUARTERBACKS Not the gaudy production from Eli Man ning (12 of 27, 189 yards, 2 TDs) of previ ous games. Tossed one INT and was fortu nate another was dropped....
LOOK OF A CLASSIC; MATCHUP A THROWBACK TO GOOD OLD DAYS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - There is something beau tiful about seeing those uniforms playing these games, about seeing these franchises facing each other, something comforting about the Cardinals and the Tigers...
GIRARDI MAY WAIT FOR YANKS TO CALL
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - While speculation ran high at the World Series that Joe Girardi could be rejoining Joe Torre's coaching staff after removing himself from the Nationals' managing picture, there...
MO-TIVATIONAL; RIVERA'S PEP TALK GETS NETS FIRED UP
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amIt wasn't a save situation, "Enter Sandman" wasn't blaring, but Mariano Rivera still came in and made an inspiring impression yesterday. Rivera was invited to come speak to the Nets...
THIS TEAM NOT SAME OLD JETS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amTHIS is the spot where your father's Jets made such an annoying habit of falling flat on their facemasks - when a little bit of prosperity crept into their lives....
KIDD MAY BE READY FOR ACTION
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amNET NOTES In the morning, the Nets were looking at a depth chart that had Vince Carter and a coin flip at point guard. By game time last night against...
PACT A BOON TO YANKS, METS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amNot only are the players and owners swimming in labor peace, the new five-year collective-bargaining deal announced yesterday is good for the Yankees and Mets. That's a scenario that was...
MARCUS HEALS UP REAL FAST
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amNET NOTES In the morning, the Nets saw a depth chart that had Vince Carter and a coin flip at point guard. Jason Kidd had been down with a viral...
COAST CARDS ; CARPENTER PUTS ST. LOO IN COMMAND
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amGAME 3Cardinals 5Tigers 0 ST. LOUIS -- In suffocating the Tigers over eight innings, Chris Carpenter was commanding. Carpenter issued a magnificent effort last night at Busch Stadium in one...
COAST CARDS; CARPENTER PUTS ST. LOO IN COMMAND
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amGAME 3Cardinals 5Tigers 0 ST. LOUIS - Jim Edmonds admits it's fascinating to see Chris Carpenter's concentration when he pitches. Last night, Edmonds marveled at Carpenter's union with catcher Yadier...
ROGERS REMAINS HOT TOPIC
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amWORLD SERIES CONFIDENTIAL ST. LOUIS - During batting practice before Game 3 last night, managers Tony La Russa of the Cards and Jim Leyland of the Tigers, as well as...
NO TIGERS IN THIS TANK
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - If you didn't know any better, if you didn't notice the "Detroit" stenciled in script across the fronts of their jerseys, then you'd believe you'd stepped into...
IONA, JASPERS FACE UPHILL MAAC BATTLES
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amIona and Manhattan have been at or near the top of the MAAC basketball standings for quite a few years. So you can forgive the two programs if they're not...
TIGER BATS TAMED
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Welcome to the October gathering of the Dead Bat Society. Pudge Rodriguez is your monitor and will be assisted by Curtis Granderson and Placido Polanco. Sure, Chris...
YANKEES GOT SHORT END OF WEAVER DEAL
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amWORLD SERIES CONFIDENTIAL ST. LOUIS - Jeremy Bonderman starts Game 4 of the World Series tonight for the Tigers. Jeff Weaver started Game 2 for the Cardinals. The Yankees watch...
IT COULD BE AURILIA IN NEW YORK
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amRich Aurilia has a $2 million mutual option with the Reds he almost certainly will turn down. Cincinnati will still be a player for him, but the Staten Island native...
GUILLEN GOES BACK TO SHORT
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Carlos Guillen's versatility isn't going to end when he is done playing. Tigers manager Jim Leyland, asked about Guillen being a rare player who can handle shortstop...
ROGERS STILL DISCUSSED
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amWORLD SERIES NOTEBOOK ST. LOUIS - During batting practice before Game 3 of the World Series between the Cardinals and Tigers last night, managers Tony La Russa and Jim Leyland...
TOP TO BOTTOM - CARDS MAY BE WORST OF THE BEST
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amST. LOUIS - Only 161 games were played by the Cardinals this year, so they were short a possible win to start. But even if they had that missed victory,...
BIG TRADE DEFICIT - YANKS LOST IN WEAVER DEAL
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amWORLD SERIES CONFIDENTIAL ST. LOUIS - Jeremy Bonderman starts Game 4 of the World Series tonight for the Tigers. Jeff Weaver started Game 2 for the Cardinals. The Yankees watch...
THAT'S THE TICKET - KNICKS' SEASON SALES WAY DOWN
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThe Knicks' motto this season should be, "Good seats still available. Very." The 23-59 Team Titanic disaster and subsequent sloppy Larry Brown firing has resulted in waves of season-ticket holders...
STEPH NURSES SORE FOOT
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amKNICK NOTES With Stephon Marbury sitting out with a sore foot, the Knicks did not skip a beat. Raging from the perimeter and responding to a blowout loss vs. the...
THAT'S THE TICKET - KNICKS SEASON SALES WAY DOWN
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThe Knicks' motto this season should be, "Good seats still available. Very." The 23-59 Team Titanic disaster and subsequent sloppy Larry Brown firing has resulted in waves of season-ticket holders...
RIVERA PEP TALK MO-TIVATES NETS
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amIt wasn't a save situation, "Enter Sandman" wasn't blaring, but Mariano Rivera still came in and made an inspiring impression yesterday. Rivera was invited to come speak to the Nets...
RANGER DANGER - WELL INTENTIONED BLUESHIRTS NEED TO SHOW SPARK
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amIF TOM Renney has said it once this season, he's said it nearly100 times, which is a good number of times considering that the Rangers have played only eight games...
GUN OWNERS TAKE AIM AT BALLOT BOX
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amDURING the past decade, hunters have learned to gather their forces in order fight the daily attacks by anti-gun and animal-rights groups. The more radical the assault on hunters and...
BIG BLUE, BEARS SET FOR 8:15
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amAfter the Giants Cowboys Monday Night game drew the largest cable audience in history, the NFL made it official that Big Blue's home game on Nov. 12 against the Bears...
SKY PICKS ST. JOHN'S
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amSky Lindsay, a 5-9 senior who helped lead Christ the King to the state Federation title a year ago, won't be going far for her college career. The Brooklyn native...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
October 25, 2006 | 4:00amThis Chicago-area 14- year-old was just plane stupid - and thank goodness for that, anguished family members said. When a 46-year-old man she met on the Internet convinced her to...
rock and roll rant
October 25, 2006 | 3:53amCannizzaro here. If you’d allow me a non-sports rant for a moment …With apologies to our Post music critic Dan Aquilante …Went to see a terrific band called The Killers...
Brady’s Bunch
October 25, 2006 | 1:48amTom Brady’s receiving corps has never been stellar — Troy Brown, David Patten, David Givens, Deion Branch. No one is going to mistake one of these guys for the next...
New CBA Good For Fans
October 25, 2006 | 1:30amBy JOEL SHERMANForget the details. The details are not that important. Not now they aren’t. The key thing if you are a baseball fan is that the players and management...